Readership
of MaltaToday grew by a staggering 152 percent in under twelve
months. This is the conclusion of a survey carried out by ‘Informa’
consultants. The survey confirms that MaltaToday is the fastest
growing newspaper on the island with 4.3 percent of the newspaper
market share compared to the 6.4 percent of it’s main rival,
The Malta Independent on Sunday.
MaltaToday stood at 1.7 percent a year ago. The survey was carried
out after the elections. MaltaToday’s increased readership
is reflected in this newspaper’s sales records which have
shot up during the last year. The Malta Independent on Sunday
dropped by 6 percent during the same period.

In 1962, BICAL Bank bought its main headquarters, off Zachary
Street, for the princely sum of Lm35,000. More than a decade later
these premises were given to Mintoff's people’s bank - Bank
of Valletta - for nothing...

Kurt Sansone
It was 40 years ago to the day that one of the largest man-hunts
in Maltese criminal history came to an end after the fugitive,
Cikku Fenech from Mosta, gave himself up to police officers, who
had been searching for him for more than three months...

Julian Manduca
Some International airlines, like BA, KLM and Lufthansa regularly
publish brochures or information about their environmental performances
citing improvements throughout the year. Air Malta has not boasted
about its achievements, but its new fleet will be reaching approved
environmental standards.

David Lindsay
Now that the last remaining oil has been salvaged from the wreck
of the ill-fated, Maltese-flagged oil tanker – the Tasman
Spirit - investigations into culpability and the ecological toll
of what has been Pakistan’s largest oil spill in history
are in full swing...

Interview

Illegal
drugs are coming in under our noses

Gavin Gulia is an affable, straight - talking politician
with an enthusiasm for politics. He sees a future Labour party
as one that will be supportive of Malta’s EU membership,
and continues to have faith in leader Alfred Sant. Julian Manduca
met up with Gulia last week.

Jonathan Beacom’s life pretty much revolves around his photography.
With a totally new edition of his extremely successful coffee-table
book 'The Maltese Islands From The Air' in its final stages he
admits to being a workaholic.